The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-03-10
THE GOOD OLD DAYS

Men &c years old remember when
there were no steamboats,. but all
travel on the water wis dyup 10y TIE
slow, uncertain hIphnS OF sailing vc.-
sels. when if one stn til fur Ne Work.
st was dpuhtiul 4 hr world r"n,h
there in ~ day oi q N""E. Now So
know how many nouis and minutes 4
requires To MAKE the Trip.
Men now - years old remember
when there were np railroads, but al.
travel Oh luul WIS done 10; std-".. hg
wagons, 10y OK teams, un hUr-'bacN.
and on foot. Now n"tw.rN OF rdii~
roads covers the whole country, aud
several lines run fiom thr htidu'ic 60
the Pacific Ocean. Now il requires
only six or seven days - cross the
continent. Formerly that trip re-
quired three months.
Men - years Old remember when
there were no photographs, bat only
paintings and drawings, made at great
prices. of objects nov done better ia
an instant at tri.ling cost.
Men Of chat age also remember
when no steamboats, crossed the
oceau, aud it was believed that they
never could, hut now hundreds Of
steamboats, are plowing svcry ocean,
reducing the time of crossing tho AZ
lantic from weeks to day.
Men a. years old remember when
there was 10 elsctro-plating, but ev.
erythng ia that line was done in the
old.tashioncd slow way.
Men OF that age also remember
when there were no teleGraphs, but
all messages had to be sent by the
slow-going mails.
Men % years old remember when
there were no telephones, but NIL the
messages now spoken through them
had to be sent 10y notes or special
messenger.
tions have been made within the
memory of men now living. The
younger generation can never appre,
ciate them as those who remember
the want Of them. aud therefore the
great convenience they are to the
world.
We often here of the good old days
OF yore.' Why deprive our children
OF the enjoyment Of those days 2 why
nol pass IA law forbidding steamboat.
from ploushing the waters, railroads
from running on land, telegra, e, from
sending messages, telephones from
being used, all furnaces, stcum-heat
ers, etc, to be taken oIt of houses
and other buildings, all CRATES for
burning coal be taken out, all stoves
TO he melted FOR cid iron, all water
works in cities to be left empty, the
use Of all gas and otner illnminatorS,
except dipped tallow candles, 70 he
disused, and really to - back to the
good old times say for five years.
Then, il Mt midnight on cold. stormy
night, n doctor is wanted he must be
seat for instead Of telephoning for
him. II one wisl-, tp send message
~ ~ NlcNdllAff llirltiAl 90 l#I'A lt p Illl -
he MuSt write a letter aud seu1 II Lv
stages to "A distant place a'i wait pa
tientiy for days or week. Tor the an
swer.
When one goes home on freezing
night he can sit 10y wood fire roast
ing one side while freeing the other,
and reading by the .in light Of = tall
low dip instead OF the blaze Of a gas
light or the more agreeable light of
Kerosene. lfhe undertakes "a journey,
instead Of getting into cars and soiuL
where he wishes, tho best he can dp
il to take stage at four times tn,
cost and ten times the discomfort OF
the cars. LIT these and other modern
Improvement, be forbilien, uud the
good old DAYS brbrOuEht blrN .hlw
long would it be before an extra SOS
sion Of the legislature would he de
mauded to knock the good old days
into spiiHters, aud To restore th,
much better modern days which wc
now enjoy, and for which We ought
to he NOR" devoutly thonkiul. --
Brdppor Stmdard.
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